Tag Archives: evolution

Even though I am a scientist working in an organization with hundreds of other scientists, I can lay claim to one true uniquity—I am the only one I know of that has a skull on their desk! Six, actually. They’re … Continue reading →

In the insect world, hyperdiversity is the norm. More than a million species are known, and perhaps several million more await discovery. Beetles alone represent nearly a quarter of the earth’s described biota, with one genus (Agrilus in the family Buprestidae) bursting at … Continue reading →

Among the 20 or so insects represented in the Green River Formation (GRF) fossils that I currently have on loan, this rather obvious ant (family Formicidae) is the only one that is firmly assignable to the order Hymenoptera (wasps, bees … Continue reading →

Although my fondness for beetles is well known, I also have an inordinate fondness for systematics. For this reason, Catalogue of Organisms by Christopher Taylor has long been high on my ‘must read’ list. While there are no limits to the … Continue reading →

In my fifth blog carnival hosting gig, I am honored and priviledged to present Carnival of Evolution #22. I’ve always considered this to be the most cerebral of the blog carnivals that I follow, and this month’s submissions have once … Continue reading →

In my recent summary of the latest issue of the journal Cicindela, I included a scan of the cover of that issue and its stunning image of the 3rd-instar larva of Megacephala megacephala¹ from Africa. This otherwordly-looking, four-eyed beast was photographed with jaws agape … Continue reading →

One of the more unusual, and enigmatic, beetles that I encountered in South Africa was this beetle in the pantropical genus Atractocerus. Placed in the family Lymexylidae (ship-timber beetles), species in this genus look less like beetles than they do … Continue reading →

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